Cardiovascular demands of competition on low-goal (non-elite) polo ponies

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 378-382

  Marlin, D J ^a   Allen, J C R ^b  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Heart rate; Horse; Recovery; Workload

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HORSES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS;

EID: 0033193047     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1999.tb03836.x     Document Type: Article

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